do they still want to hear from david petraeus himself? we'll see what he says. >> quickly, george, on the fiscal cliff, the tax hikes that will go into effect on january 1st, the president is saying i want to raise taxes on rich people. the republicans said, no go. do you see any pathway to a deal here? >> there's going to have to be a pathway to a deal here. as you point out, you'll have a big hit on january 1st, spending cuts and tax increases. right now, both sides are dug in. there's some middle ground. is there a way to get new revenue out of the wealthy without raising their rates? >> george, thank you. as always, george has a must-watch show this morning. patty murray and saxby chambliss and his powerhouse roundtable. all coming up on "this week." >>> let's get over to ron claiborne with the other top stories. >>> good morning, everyone. >>> we begin with politics. they finally finished counting ballots in florida. the official winner in that state barack obama. president obama edged out mitt romney by 74,000 out of 8 million cast.